1910s
Victoria School Memorial
Wrexham Victoria Council Schools. The above tablet in marble and brass in remembrance to those Old Boys of the above school who fell in the great war. It is a fitting mark to Mr. Chas. [more]
Wartime
Wartime
Annie and Lily FRASER
Annie and Lily Fraser, two sisters, who originally grew up on Holt Street, both joined the Scottish Women’s Hospital during the First World War. They served alongside a nurse called Florence Caton, whose grandparents had [more]
War Memorials
Froncysyllte Boer War Memorial
The Boer War monument, a drinking fountain, stands beside the main Holyhead Road, near St. David’s Church. It was erected, by public subscription, in 1909 to commemorate two soldiers who died in the Boer War, [more]
Bwlchgwyn
Bwlchgwyn War Memorial
Bwlchgwyn War Memorial commemorates those from the area who were killed in World War I and World War II. Those commemorated on Bwlchgwyn War Memorial Thomas BROWN William BROWN Joseh Davies Hugh Owen Edwards Edward [more]
1910s
Ponkey Family’s Sacrifice Eight Soldiers 1918
There are probably very few families in the country who have attained the military record of Mr and Mrs George Roberts of Ponkey (Ponciau), all of whose sons volunteered to serve their country. Three of [more]
Places
Royal Welsh Fusiliers memorial at Nant Y Belan Tower, Wynnstay Park, Ruabon.
The Battle of the Alma took place on 20th September 1854 during the Crimean War. To this day it is remembered by the Royal Welsh for the bravery displayed by their predecessors, and remains particularly [more]
Wartime
Lest We Forget 1918-2018
We remember the men who gave their lives in the Great War and whose final resting place is Wrexham Cemetery. LEST WE FORGET John JONES James HARKER Charles Edward JONES Martin SWEENEY John Francis JONES [more]
Rhos
Thomas had survived WWI
by Dave Edwards. Thomas Edward Jones, who fought in World War One, was a good friend of Gareth Pritchard’s Uncle Samuel. On 18th April 1916, Thomas wrote a letter to Sam, in which he said, [more]
War Memorials
Bellevue Park WWI War Memorial
A memorial built to commemorate those who made the ultimate sacrifice during the First World War has been unveiled. The memorial garden at Bellevue Park in Wrexham was officially opened with a service led by [more]
War Memorials